Small scaled brown slickhead (Alepocephalus australis)

Scientific name: Alepocephalus australis Barnard, 1923

Small scaled brown slickhead (Alepocephalus australis)

The Small scaled brown slickhead (Alepocephalus australis) is a marine fish of the family Alepocephalidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 18; Vertebrae: 51. Easily separable from other species of Alepocephalus by its large head, about one-third of standard length, and a small number of scales in the lateral line and vertebrae.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Alepocephalus australis
Family
Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Order
Osmeriformes (Smelts)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
60.0
Depth range
1000–2600 m (3281–8530 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1000 - 2600 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Circumglobal: In tropical to temperate waters. Eastern Central Atlantic: possibly widely distributed from the Gulf of Guinea to South Africa. Western Atlantic: At about 39? to 10?N. Southwest Pacific.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of potential interest
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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